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134 FLIGHT. JANUARY 31, 1935, THE INDUSTRY TWO NEW MARCONI DEVICES T HE Marconi Company, whose "homing" device has been proved in regular service, has acquired extensive rights for two interesting patents. These are Smith and Meredith's Radio Azimuth as developed by the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, and Simon's Radio Range and Direction Finder. The now familiar '' homing'' device will be developed to pro vide a visual indication, where this is of advantage. In prac tice the pilot of an aircraft fitted with such apparatus has only to watch a dial to know whether he is on his course. The needle shows immediately the direction and approximate extent. The Simon Range and Direction Finder is an Ameri can invention which does not require special beacons or direc tion-finding stations on the ground. It gives visually the bear ing of any wireless transmitting station in degrees, end, in certain circumstances, an approximate indication of the dis tance from that station, A RECORD YEAR On the occasion of the recent annual dinner of the William son Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Mr. Colin Williamson was again able to report a record year, the factory having been working to capacity throughout the year, and so promising was the outlook that the opportunity of acquiring an extension of the premises had been taken, and the new factory was now in course of construction. THE LIGHTING OF HANGARS Highly efficient and uniform lighting has been secured in the 500ft. by 8oft. hangar used by the Hawker Aircraft Co., Ltd., at Brooklands, by installing 38 Osram lamps (1,000-watt) in enamelled steel dispersive reflectors. The installation work was done under the supervision of Mr. Fitzroy Woods. A.M.I.E.E., of the Woking Electricity Supply Co., Ltd., and the lamps were, of course, supplied by the General Electric Co., Ltd., of Kingsway, London. UPKEEP OF AIRCRAFT UPHOLSTERY A service scheme which should ensure that the upholstery and furnishing of cabin aircraft is kept in the best condition has just been instituted by L. A. Rumbold and Co., Ltd., of Kilburn, London, N.W.6. Under this scheme not only do they replace anything of their own manufacture which proves faulty, but they have a systematic method whereby they keep the interior of the cabin in the best condition. For example, they examine all the chairs, window frames, upholstery, doors, locks, and so on, lubricate all moving parts, replace worn ones, and make sure that everything functions satisfactorily. They also are now using a Noise-meter, and they are in a position to give advice with regard to more efficient cabin silencing when this is required. STANDARDISED FOR 1935. The latest series of " Pegasus " production engines will be fitted with gear for the operation of Hamilton variable pitch afrscrews. APPROPRIATE A practical method of illustrating its products and their manufacture has been adopted by Venesta, Ltd., the plywood specialists, who have produced an illustrated desk calendar and diary mounted on a bent plywood base. AIRSPEED'S NEW ISSUE On January 29, Airspeed (1934) Ltd., increased their capital by offering for sale 520,000 preferred ordinary shares of 5s. each at 6s. per share. The new capital will be employed ia financing developments made possible by the agreement which has been entered into by the company with Mr. Antony Fokker. This agreement includes an exclusive licence to manufacture aeroplanes to the Fokker design and to sell them within the British Empire; and an exclusive licence to manufacture and sell within the United Kingdom, the Irish Free State, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man during the sub sistence of the Dutch Fokker Company's licence from the Douglas Aircraft Corporation, Inc. U.S.A. the Douglas D.C.2 aircraft. The services of Mr. Antony Fokker have also been secured for a period of years as technical advisor to the com pany. Mr. Herbert Rothbarth and the Federated Trust and Finance Corporation, Ltd., are underwriting 400,000 of the preferred ordinary shares for an underwriting commission of 4 per cent., and an over-riding commission of 1 per cent., receiving also an option at par upon 120,000 preferred ordinary shares, and the sum of ^11,000 in consideration of their discharging the whole of the preliminary expenses of the issue. The Dutch Fokker Co. will receive £20,000 on the execution of the licence and a royalty of £600 for every Douglas D.C.2 manufactured and sold by Airspeed, Ltd., up to a maximum of 20. The Dutch company will be paid a farther £20,000 when the total gross sales of aircraft manufactured by the company after date of the licence amount in value to £150,000. Mr. Fokker, as technical aeronautical advisor for seven years, will receive a commission of 1 per cent, on the gross receipts of the sales turnover. He also receives an option on certain of the preferred ordinary shares O "<?> -«- o NEW COMPANIES AVIATION AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. Nominal capital £500,000 in £1 shares. The objects are to carry on, in all its branches, the business of insurance (including re-insurance), or underwriting of aircraft and aviation risks, and generally to carry on all kinds of insurance business (except life assurance), including marine, motor vehicle, boiler and engineering, transit and fidelity insurance. The first directors (to number not less tban 5 nor more than 12) are to be appointed by the subscribers. Solicitors: S'aughter & Mav. 18, Austin Friars E.C.2. <> <•> <i- <j> INCREASES OF CAPITAL HAWKER AIRCRAFT LTD. (Canbury Park Road. Kingston on-Thames). Tne nominal capital has been increased by the addition of £100.000 bevond the registered capital of £800,000. The additional capital is divided into 400,000 "A" ordinary shares of 5/- each. j*> •*- «S> •*• PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED .1 initial Report of No. 603 City of Edinburgh (Bomber) Squadron. 1934. Auxiliary Air force, Turnhouse, Barnton, Midlothian. Aluminium Facts and Figures. No. 364. London: The British Aluminium Co. Ltd., King William Street, E.C.4. . Behind the Smoke Screen. By Brigadier-General P.R.C. Groves. Second Impression. Price 5/-net. (First cheap edition.) London: Faber & Fabcr, Ltd A List of English Clubs m all farts of the World for 193.5. By E. C. Austen-Leigh Price 7/6 net. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne& Co., Ltd. Lubrication Research Technical Paper No. 2. A Study of the BtuMfH Lubricating Value of Mineral Oils of Different Origin. Bv M. E. Nottage. Pn« 9d.net. London: H.M. Stationery Ofhce. W.C.2. «S> •.-•- <••.. <S* AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. «= cylinder; i.e. •= internal combustion ; m =.'1'0'ori (The numbers in parentheses are those under which the Specification will t* printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1933. Published, January' 31s/, 1935. 17874. ROWXEDGE, A. J., ELLOR, J. E., ASO RUBBRA, A. A. Gearing lot Pro pellers. (421,889) )M, 31813. FAIRKY AVIATION CO., LTD., AND FORSYTH, A. G. Timing mechanic for machine guns on aircraft. (422,085) APPLIED FOR IN 1934. 9582. HART, E. P. Wind-direction indicator for aerodromes and analogous situations. (421,876) 18190 ROSE, L. S. Training and testing device for pilots. (422,104)
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